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The Snake

Lenormand

General meaning

☀ Light

🌑 Shadow: Deception, jealousy, manipulation, needless detours, someone with ulterior motives

Lenormand cards aren't read reversed: each card has a light side and a shadow side, and the shadow usually comes out depending on the cards around it.

By topic

Love

passiondesirejealousyrivalcomplicated relationshipintense attractionseduction

Friendship

envyrivalrycunning confidantgossipquestioned loyaltycomplex relationship

Family

tangled conflictsjealousy among relativesrivalriesfamily secretscomplicated relationship

Career

strategypromotion through manoeuvringcompetitionnegotiationsinfluential person

Work

rivalryoffice politicsstrategyambitious colleaguesred tapenegotiation

Studies

convoluted syllabuscompetition among classmatesstudy strategygoing deeperdetours

Money

money through indirect meansshrewd negotiationtangled debtstemptation to spendsmall print

Pets

clever animalreptilesslippery behaviourdigestive problemsjealousy or territoriality

Health

digestive systemcirculationbuilt-up tensiongutcoiled-up stress

Choices

complicated pathtempting shortcutdeciding shrewdlyseductive optionsweighing motives

Creative projects

plot with twistsstrategycompetitionmagnetic appealobstacles and detours

Creativity

winding ideasartistic seductiona work with twistsintensitydaring

Classic combinations

• The Snake + The Ring: a complicated relationship or one with third parties
• The Snake + The Woman: a woman with hidden motives or a rival
• The Snake + The Crossroads: a path full of detours, better to go slowly
• The Snake + The Book: strategy, knowledge used cleverly
• The Snake + The Fox: deceit, watch out for traps
• The Snake + The Child: naivety, trusting the wrong person
• The Snake + The Dog: a two-faced friend

✨ 3 tips for combining it

1. It's complication, detours and sometimes a third person. Example: The Snake + The Ring is a commitment getting complicated, or someone getting in the middle.
2. It isn't always bad: it's also intelligence and knowing how to negotiate. Example: The Snake + The Book is moving strategically with knowledge.
3. If it points towards a person, watch the intentions around them. Example: The Snake + The Woman can be a woman with her own agenda or a rival.

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Images: Das Spiel der Hofnung (J. K. Hechtel, Nuremberg, 1799), the ancestor of the Petit Lenormand. Public domain (Wikimedia Commons, British Museum).